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Faith in a Great God – Heb. 11 : 1 - 19 “We want to step out in faith and dependence on God in a risky but not reckless way”.

Faith in a Great God – Heb. 11 : 1 - 19 BELIEF in who God is and what He has done TRUST in Him for our future

Faith in a Great God – Heb. 11 : 1 - 19 1. Faith in a Saving God Rom. 5 : 1 / 2a – justified through faith Eph. 2 : 8 – “saved by grace through faith” Heb. 11 : 7b – “righteousness comes by faith” Rom. 4 : 3 – “faith credited as righteousness” Heb. 10 : 39b – “we believe and are saved”

Faith in a Great God – Heb. 11 : 1 - 19 2. Faith in a Powerful God who keeps His promises Heb. 11 : 3 – He made the world Heb. 11 : 6b – He will reward those who seek Him earnestly like Enoch Heb. 11 : 11 – 19 – He was faithful to the promise made to Abraham

Faith in a Great God – Heb. 11 : 1 - 19 3. Faith in a Guiding God who leads us forward Heb. 11 : 1 – faith can give us certainty when we cannot yet see, as with Noah in v7a Heb. 11 : 8 – Abraham obeyed “even though he did not know where he was going” Heb. 11 : 10 / 15 – their eyes of faith were fixed on the long-term, or even eternal, perspective

Faith in a Great God – Heb. 11 : 1 - 19 Faith in a Saving God Faith in a Powerful God who keeps His promises Faith in a Guiding God who leads us forward